03642nam 2200697 450 991078793650332120200903223051.090-04-27895-810.1163/9789004278950(CKB)2670000000571206(EBL)1815788(SSID)ssj0001348146(PQKBManifestationID)11950074(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001348146(PQKBWorkID)11363068(PQKB)10128010(MiAaPQ)EBC1815788(nllekb)BRILL9789004278950(Au-PeEL)EBL1815788(CaPaEBR)ebr10953632(CaONFJC)MIL651304(OCoLC)893333671(PPN)184933250(EXLCZ)99267000000057120620141020h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe raven and the falcon youth versus old age in medieval Arabic literature /Hasan ShuraydiLeiden, Netherlands :Brill,2014.©20141 online resource (440 p.)Islamic History and Civilization,0929-2403 ;Volume 107Description based upon print version of record.90-04-27160-0 1-322-20024-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Toward a Definition of the Ages of Man -- 2 The Age of Beauty -- 3 Youthful Pleasures and Repentance -- 4 Lament for Lost Youth -- 5 Intellectual Pursuits -- 6 Code of Conduct -- 7 Marriage and Sexuality -- 8 Religio-Political Leadership and the Promise of Paradise -- 9 Rejuvenation and Paradisiacal Youth -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A: Rhetorical Devices -- Appendix B: Monographs Apparently Lost -- Bibliography -- General Index.This book fills a long-standing gap in Arabic-Islamic studies. Following the informative and entertaining style of adab literature and based on a large number of relevant sources from a wide range of genres, Hasan Shuraydi presents a panoramic view of relevant themes that concern youth and old age in Medieval Arabic literature intended for both specialists and non-specialists. A pattern of binary oppositions runs through such themes, e.g., black/white, male/female, husband/wife, sacred/profane, paradise/this world, ignorance/wisdom, past/present, young/old, new/old, health/disease, sappy/dry, permitted/forbidden, lust/chastity, obedience/disobedience, experience/inexperience, folly/reason, sobriety/intoxication, parent/child, celibacy/marriage, present life/hereafter. Themes discussed include: aging, ambition, aphrodisiacs, beauty, education, feminist trends, hair dyeing, homosexuality, honoring age, jihad, life stages, longevity, love, marriage, sex.Islamic history and civilization ;Volume 107.Arabic literature750-1258History and criticismArabic literature1258-1800History and criticismOld age in literatureAging in literatureYouth in literatureArabic literatureHistory and criticism.Arabic literatureHistory and criticism.Old age in literature.Aging in literature.Youth in literature.892.7/090034Shuraydi Hasan1474359MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787936503321The raven and the falcon3688024UNINA